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additional article on that subject be made a part of the record, it's a july 24, 21 article from the "washington times" involved pro russia stalls afghanistan helicopters. >> if those reports are true, we will share your same concern. >> there's no denial in the reports that it's no true, there's no denial from any official sources and i hope we would have a response. thank you so much for your service to the country and you are is very helpful stimony. -- and your very helpful stimony. thank you. >> because we would all be very much concerned with the issue that senator has raised and was just mentioned, we would hope you get usthe detail on that forth with. mr. graham? >> i asked that question when i was over in afghanistan a year or two ago and i was told the helicopter in question was a better fit for the afghan military they were of maintenance and capabilitity, so that may not be the case if an american helicopter fits the need, i'm all for them buying from us. the senator made a good observation, i do not think that any of us believe that boots to ground is a good idea rkgood ids what i w
additional article on that subject be made a part of the record, it's a july 24, 21 article from the "washington times" involved pro russia stalls afghanistan helicopters. >> if those reports are true, we will share your same concern. >> there's no denial in the reports that it's no true, there's no denial from any official sources and i hope we would have a response. thank you so much for your service to the country and you are is very helpful stimony. -- and your very...
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if there is such a thing of reincarnation, i wanted to come back as an intern here in washington. i know most of you are spending your time at the library of congress on the weekends as well. it is a pleasure to be back at aei. one of the four most institutions that has contributed so much to the dialogue and discussion that takes place here. it is great to be back among many friends. i usually try to begin my speeches with a joke but we are talking about syria, it is too horrifying, to heartbreaking, and to exasperatingly. for 15 months, at the syrian people have faced an onslaught of violence from bashar al-assad and his forces. it is now estimated that as many as 12,000 lives have been lost. some suspect that figure is even higher. there is no end in sight. he appears to be accelerating his fight to the fetish. amid all of this violence, it is important to recognize the clear trend is towards an escalation. he has gone from using infantry and snipers to tanks and artillery, to turn in this special units and playing -- and militias to massacre men, women, and children. we are no
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"washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> from: l pierre, prohibition 3 today, and drinking for better or worse has always been part of the american landscape. we will have tales of beer and spirits in america, saturday night at 8:00 eastern, part of american history tv this weekend on cspan 3. this year's studentcam competition ast students across the country were part of the constitution was important to them and why. the second prize winner selected the 10th amendment -- >> my favre class would probably history. >> my favorite class would be arterial awhile >> it would probably have to be electronics. >> i am doing pretty poorly. >> i'm doing pretty well except for math and science. >> probably not as well as i should be guarded i don't really put in a whole lot of effort into my other glasses. i think it is because i feel is a waste of time. i'm not motivated to work for it. >> when it is not something i am interested in, and i don't feel it is applicable to live, i don't see a point. >> i think it is because
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in washington, d.c. and professor outlines arguments for and against employers, information allowing them access to personal social media websites, and a chief operating officer for the government accounting office talks about reporting several programs. "washington journal" live on c- span. >> i am appearing here today as one spokesperson for the families and others who are unknowingly exposed to run this baubles of toxins through their drinking water at camp lejeune, north carolina. >> the documentary chronicles a retired marine and his efforts to expose the truth of toxic drinking water at camp lejeune. he is joined by the film producer tonight. >> one thing that they have done over the years is that they have obfuscated the facts so much, they have told so many have trips and to mobilize, they have committed a lot of information to the media, and now, if they were to sit down with me face- to-face, i could show them with their own documents and counter them. and they do not want to do that. >> more t
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"washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern every day. >> not a senate foreign relations committee hearing on political unrest and violence in syria. the united nations estimates more than 7000 people have been killed since the start of the uprising one year ago. this a little more than 1.5 hours. >> this hearing will come to order. thank you. i apologize for being late. i was a little delayed their. senator casey will chair this morning. which, i will have to do that. we appreciate everyone's coming here to discuss the ongoing situation in syria. as we all know, serious it's in the heart of the middle east, straddling its ethnic and sectarian a fault lines, and all of the region's important powers have a direct interest in what is happening in syria, as to non-state actors like hezzbollah and hamas and others. the taliban appears to be trying to take a advantage of the chaos. as many as 9000 civilians have died with tens of thousands more displaced from our homes. in the syrian city of homs, there has been indiscrimina
"washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern every day. >> not a senate foreign relations committee hearing on political unrest and violence in syria. the united nations estimates more than 7000 people have been killed since the start of the uprising one year ago. this a little more than 1.5 hours. >> this hearing will come to order. thank you. i apologize for being late. i was a little delayed their. senator casey will chair this morning. which, i will have to do...
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i think the public expects results from washington. a lot of us are frustrated that we are unable to see the results that we would like. as you recall, speaker boehner put a goal out there that if we are going to increase the debt ceiling, we will make sure that we will find the right cuts to match that increase. unfortunately, we cannot get congress to go along with it. i think we need to do everything we can to watch the spending. we need to be managing this deficit in a big way. over time, people are beginning to appreciate that watching the spending and shaving off unnecessary spending and getting rid of waste, fraud, and abuse is one thing. but getting to the root of the problems is where the two sides have a lot of difficulty coming together. >> what is the chance that there will be some sort of deal after the election? >> again, i think the country is in no mood. the economy is very frail. we cannot get another near calamity. the debt ceiling is not a positive thing. we all need to work together towards resolving differences. in
i think the public expects results from washington. a lot of us are frustrated that we are unable to see the results that we would like. as you recall, speaker boehner put a goal out there that if we are going to increase the debt ceiling, we will make sure that we will find the right cuts to match that increase. unfortunately, we cannot get congress to go along with it. i think we need to do everything we can to watch the spending. we need to be managing this deficit in a big way. over time,...
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but i never got further south than washington, d.c. caller: the bush tax cuts were leveraged toward the wealthiest americans. this has been the policy of your group and you do not represent all republicans but a certain segment. continue to rid themselves of any tax burden, shifted onto the middle class, strangle the middle class with stagnating wages and you continually have a willing work force that is working for less and less all the time. you talk about first-rate people trying to start small businesses -- talk about frustrating people trying to start small businesses, the middle class can take anymore of this. you're nothing but a carpetbagger and you represent a small percentage -- host: let's give grover norquist a chance to defend themselves. this guest: this is like a person who learns a big word in high school. i do not think that is quite what he means. several things, first of all over 95% of republicans have signed the pledge. the modern republican party is committed to not raising your taxes. because of the tea party mov
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host: "the washington post", scenes around syria, u.s. options in syria, i'm going to share her thoughts and recommendations in a moment. let me get your reaction to u.n. ambassador susan rice who had these comments thursday in new york: >> this is the third time in ten months that two members, russia and china, have prevented the security council from responding credibly to the syrian conflict. the first two vetoes they cast were very destructive. this veto is even more dangerous and deplorable. yesterday's dramatic attack in damascus is indicative of how the situation in syria will continue to deteriorate in the face of this council's inaction. the perpetuation of the status quo is in no way static. it is, in fact, a recipe for intensified conflict, increased terrorism, and a proxy war that could engulf the region. host: andrew tabler, comments to susan rice, ambassador of the united nations. you could sense the anger in her voice. there's an editorial from the baltimore sun, again, about blocking u.n. efforts. what's the story behind t
host: "the washington post", scenes around syria, u.s. options in syria, i'm going to share her thoughts and recommendations in a moment. let me get your reaction to u.n. ambassador susan rice who had these comments thursday in new york: >> this is the third time in ten months that two members, russia and china, have prevented the security council from responding credibly to the syrian conflict. the first two vetoes they cast were very destructive. this veto is even more...
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"washington post." coming from a part of the world that is reshaping the global economy through competition and productivity, do you feel the industrialized world have a realistic sense of the adjustment their societies will have to go through to take advantage of this two or three- year window that you talk about? what are the implications if they do not get their act together? >> to be quite candid, i have a lot more sense than i did three or four years ago. across the room amongst the advanced countries, the western economies, there is a very strong resolve to get to the hearts of issues of competitiveness, a thrift, rebuilding of household and government balance sheets. frankly, it is quite courageous. politically, it is quite courageous. there have been very strong expectations built up over the years for more of the same. it has taken tremendous political courage in the last year to begin to paint a vision that leads to a better future. we're all very supportive of that. we know this will be a lon
"washington post." coming from a part of the world that is reshaping the global economy through competition and productivity, do you feel the industrialized world have a realistic sense of the adjustment their societies will have to go through to take advantage of this two or three- year window that you talk about? what are the implications if they do not get their act together? >> to be quite candid, i have a lot more sense than i did three or four years ago. across the room...
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>> general dempsey as the reports in the washington report accurate about iranian involvement? we don't need a closed session i don't think for you to say whether "the washington post" is correct or not. >> "the washington post" has parts of their reporting are accurate, yes, senator. >> thank you. serkts geral mattis said the departure fromsaid would be the biggest strategic set back for iran in 25 years, basicicly you're in agreement? >> i agree with that. >> by the way, the kuwaiti parliament called forearming the opposition, the saudi foreign ministry called for it, other elements in the arab league are calling for it, and clearly it's a matter of time before arab league takes a stronger position on it. general mattis told us, general dempsey, yesterday, that asaid's crackdown is gaining physical momentum, do you agree with general mattis' statement? >> i do, he has increasingly used heavier weapons. >> even though you agree sooner or later assad will fall, at the moment he happens to be, including regaining control of homs, gaining momentum, that is correct? >> that is cor
>> general dempsey as the reports in the washington report accurate about iranian involvement? we don't need a closed session i don't think for you to say whether "the washington post" is correct or not. >> "the washington post" has parts of their reporting are accurate, yes, senator. >> thank you. serkts geral mattis said the departure fromsaid would be the biggest strategic set back for iran in 25 years, basicicly you're in agreement? >> i agree...
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the intermission that we have coming into washington from a far is limited and imperfect. there are and nuns out there that we simply cannot know. -- unknowns out there. one as an analyst has to bear that in mind thinking where this can go. we simply do not know. >> with that pessimistic but very realistic and honest one, i want to thank you joseph and the mona for a very stimulating discussion. thank you to the audience for your questions. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> today on newsmakers, we're joined by elliot engel. he will talk about how the house and senate are winning issues around the september attack on the u.s. consulatein benghazi and the state department report in hearings held last week on the attack. >> if you work for him, you would get a material, sometimes generous overbearing, sometimes almost cruel boss. he did not know how to apologize. men of his age and class, they're not going to apologize to a young secretary or typist. he had a way of sort of turning th
the intermission that we have coming into washington from a far is limited and imperfect. there are and nuns out there that we simply cannot know. -- unknowns out there. one as an analyst has to bear that in mind thinking where this can go. we simply do not know. >> with that pessimistic but very realistic and honest one, i want to thank you joseph and the mona for a very stimulating discussion. thank you to the audience for your questions. [applause] [captions copyright national cable...
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the second part will deal with what should washington be doing. let me begin with the larger regional context. almost a year ago, i wrote an article -- well, seven or eight months ago i wrote an article saying the regime was doomed, but it would be long and bloody. i expected assad to be in power in 2013. and the reasons for its been doomed is that it is the last minority areas -- minoritarian regime. and it would also be long and bloody because it is a minoritarian regime. after the first world war, we have this mishmash of the sex, classis, and urban renewal. in many ways, powers are in different states haphazard way in which many states were forced to get along and they have a hard time nation- building. it certainly describes the 11th compared to average of. -- to africa. in the 11th -- delavan to, all minorities enabled them to take power. in lebanon, you had those who were privileged over the rest. and the civil war for 15 years was about unseating that power by the muslims. it was about many other things, too. i am oversimplifying, but it w
the second part will deal with what should washington be doing. let me begin with the larger regional context. almost a year ago, i wrote an article -- well, seven or eight months ago i wrote an article saying the regime was doomed, but it would be long and bloody. i expected assad to be in power in 2013. and the reasons for its been doomed is that it is the last minority areas -- minoritarian regime. and it would also be long and bloody because it is a minoritarian regime. after the first...
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[laughter] >> hello, my name is tyler o'neal with "the washington times re-begin." -- the tip washington -- the "washington free beacon." >> i believe that turkey is one of our strongest allies in the world, much less the region. last week, there was a breakfast with the u.s. turkey society. i continue to be worried about the gm of journalists. turkey now has more journalists in prison than any country in the world, i believe. i have been worried about intimidation about opposition parties. i have been worried about consolidation of power in the hands of the prime minister, a man who i respect and admire a great deal, but i also worry about tendencies in turkey that far transcends islamic or other religious reasons, and that is my big concern, and this jailing of hundreds of military officers is something that is really not appropriate for a functioning democracy either, and there are other reasons. yes? >> thank you, sir. my name is -- from sweden. all about syria, but i have a question. so many people died, and peacekeepers were there. >> i think that other event was horrible, and they
[laughter] >> hello, my name is tyler o'neal with "the washington times re-begin." -- the tip washington -- the "washington free beacon." >> i believe that turkey is one of our strongest allies in the world, much less the region. last week, there was a breakfast with the u.s. turkey society. i continue to be worried about the gm of journalists. turkey now has more journalists in prison than any country in the world, i believe. i have been worried about...
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a number of us have been, frankly, impatient with what washington has done or not done , and i'll say both the senate and other institutions. so we're impatient and we're also frustrated. this hearing today is one way to advance the -- advance the development of a body of work that can undergird another resolution. i know we just had a resolution dash frankly, i thought it was very weak. i did support it but it wasn't nearly enough. so i'm glad we're having this hearing to advance the ball. i wrote down two words here when working with damian and khloe on our staff about the formulation of questions, and they're two words that i think make sense for what we're trying to do. at least what i hope we could do. one is solidarity and one is commitment. that we need to figure out a way to not just express outrage and not just talk about solidarity, but figure out ways to in fact bring about a policy or a strategy that will demonstrate, that will prove, in a sense, our solidarity with the syrian people. that's one priority. and the other is commitment to a number of things, number of priorit
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by three of the washington bureau reporters. they turned down the young boston consultant. and as partners tapped an eclectic roster. raising more than a third of their investment funds from wealthy foreigners, many of whom used overseas financial entities and low tax havens. most financial investors money came from corporations registered in panama, then one of the world's most secretive business jurisdictions, offering a confidentiality intense advantages. previously unreleased details and other public records -- bain capital was emeshed in the largely opaque world of international high finance from its inception. romney faces increasing criticism for his own involvement in exotic offshore investment funds. that is front page of the chicago tribune this morning. and the lead story in the miami herald is -- in congress, few released their congress. nancy pelosi was an phatic. mitt romney the's to release more than two years of his tax return, it makes him unfit to win confirmation as a member of the president's cabinet, let alo
by three of the washington bureau reporters. they turned down the young boston consultant. and as partners tapped an eclectic roster. raising more than a third of their investment funds from wealthy foreigners, many of whom used overseas financial entities and low tax havens. most financial investors money came from corporations registered in panama, then one of the world's most secretive business jurisdictions, offering a confidentiality intense advantages. previously unreleased details and...
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we will talk with the winners on "washington journal." "road to the white house" continues. >> this weekend, there are two ways to watch detestable of books on book tv. live on c-span 2 and live online at c-span.org. at 3:00 p.m., panels on forensic science and mexico's drug wars at 6:00 p.m. the great depression at to 30 p.m. on sunday. throughout the weekend, look for coverage streaming live. the tucson festival of books, live this weekend on c-span 2 and booktv.org. ernest hemingway is considered one of the great american writers. his books still influence people today. few people know of his work as a spy during world war ii. >> german submarines approached fishing boats and said, we will take your cash in your fresh food. hemingway said, i will wait for them to come alongside. we will throw hand grenades down the open hatches. the other members of the crew will machine gun the germans on deck. >> nicholas reynolds on hemingway despite. parts of american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >> defense secretary leon panetta testifies
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times" bureau chief joining us here in washington. you can'm wondering if provide an update on what is happening in tripoli from your vantage point. caller: i just spent a couple of days up there. it is the second set of web and on. -- city of lebanon. sunni muslims car the prevalent population and prevalent rebel group. there's been periodic combat there between sunni gunmen and people who are part of the sect. the resident, a think, 14 or 15 people killed. -- there has been, i think, 14 or 15 people killed. the has been battles up there. it feels like a mirror image of syria right now. host: are u.s. intelligence officials or military leaders talking to these circassian rebel groups? is there a line of communication-- syrian rebel groups? is there a line of communication with these potential leaders? caller: it is a little bit unclear who is a moderate. the range of fighters goes from very conservative islamic to groups that are like al qaeda. it is not clear who exactly the americans are trying to deal with. they want to deal with
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"washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern for >> next, a look good by several business owners have made plans to help fund the occupied wall street movement. this is a half hour. host: joining us from our new york studer is the co-founder of ben & jerry's and a political activist. mr. ben cohen. what is your most recent political project that you are getting involved with? guest: i am working with the movement resource group.org. that organization is raising money to help support a lot of the work that's being done in the occupied and 99% movement around the country. host: why are you supporting those movements? guest: i have been working for economic and social justice for decades. it seems to me that the thing that has been missing in the struggle is a massive. massive. i think that is what occupy and the 99% movement have the potential to become. -- what is missing is the eight massive grass-roots effort. host: what is your goal with the money you are donating to this campaign? guest: to keep the campaign going, to
"washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern for >> next, a look good by several business owners have made plans to help fund the occupied wall street movement. this is a half hour. host: joining us from our new york studer is the co-founder of ben & jerry's and a political activist. mr. ben cohen. what is your most recent political project that you are getting involved with? guest: i am working with the movement resource group.org. that organization...
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later this morning washington journal at 4:00 a.m. eastern time. you can share the debate clips tonight and through the next couple of days on c-span's debate hub, all available on c-span.org. and now from earlier this evening, lynn university and the debate that focused the presidential election. c-span's coverage continuing overnight. >> good evening from the campus of lynn university here in boca raton, florida. this is the fourth and last debate of the 2012 campaign brought to you by the commission on presidential debates. this one's on foreign policy. i'm bob schieffer of cbs news. the questions are mine. and i have not shared them be -- with the candidates or their aids. the audience has taken silence, no applause except right now when we welcome president barack obama and governor mitt romney. [cheers and applause] >> gentlemen, your campaigns have agreed to certain rules and they've asked me to divide the evening into segments. i'll pose a question at the beginning of each segment. you will each have two minutes to respond and then we will
later this morning washington journal at 4:00 a.m. eastern time. you can share the debate clips tonight and through the next couple of days on c-span's debate hub, all available on c-span.org. and now from earlier this evening, lynn university and the debate that focused the presidential election. c-span's coverage continuing overnight. >> good evening from the campus of lynn university here in boca raton, florida. this is the fourth and last debate of the 2012 campaign brought to you by...
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. >> i was going to ask a question about washington. in the case of susan rice and chuck hagel, it seems like we're going through exercise of pre- betting. is this a new and healthy trend in washington? >> i do not think it is really new. i think today with the media, everybody knows about everything the minute it happens. perhaps it is new because of that. we are a democratic society, an open society. people have a right and an obligation to voice their opinions and vent. if you're appointing someone to a high post, you need to look behind the credentials. chuck hagel is qualified to be secretary of defense. you want to have these other things available as well. he wants someone to not be controversial. if they are controversial, they will be distracted from what they ordinarily should be doing. you want to have a non- controversial nominee. >> i wanted to press you a little bit on this. your colleague shelley berkley has said that chuck hagel is unacceptable for secretary of defense. do you support or oppose that potential nomination?
. >> i was going to ask a question about washington. in the case of susan rice and chuck hagel, it seems like we're going through exercise of pre- betting. is this a new and healthy trend in washington? >> i do not think it is really new. i think today with the media, everybody knows about everything the minute it happens. perhaps it is new because of that. we are a democratic society, an open society. people have a right and an obligation to voice their opinions and vent. if you're...
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tomorrow on ", washington "" robert -- "washington journal," robert van order on the mortgage loan forgiveness. adult'eman on being an with autism. plus, your emails, phone calls, and tweets. >> c-span, created by cable companies and venture 1979, brought to you as a public service by >> president obama talked about the so-called fiscal cliff and his proposal to end the bush era tax cuts. he spoke at a manufacturing facility in hatfield, pennsylvania, for about 25 minutes. >> thank you! [cheers and applause] >> well, good morning, everybody. everybody, please have a seat, have a seat. relax for a second. it is good to see all of you. hello, hatfield! it is good to be back in pennsylvania and it is good to be right here at connects. i want to thank michael airington and the inventor of connects, joel glickman, for hosting me today. where'd they go? stand up so everybody can see you guys. there you go! i just noticed, we got a couple of outstanding members of congress here. chaka pata, and allison schwartz. i just finished getting a tour of the connects workshop. i have to say, it makes me wish
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conservative, prepared to change washington. take his one comment this week about not caring about the poor. we know it was a mistake just like his comment about liking to fire people. etc. a conservative who cares about the poor, a conservative who cares about every american, a conservative who says why don't we rethink the safety net so it becomes a trampoline. which is notme. it is jack kemp. a range of people who have been working on these ideas. ronnie's comments are a sign he does not understand conservative philosophy. that is important for republicans and conservatives to think about. nominating one more moderate like 1996, like 2008, i do not think that is a good future for the republican party. because it is vital to bet oba -- to besat -- geat -- to beat obama, i do not think -- i do not think it is a good future for the country. >> [inaudible] >> go back and look at the second debate. i have never had a person stand next to me and be as dishonest as he was. look at what he said. false. i did not have any mechanisms t
conservative, prepared to change washington. take his one comment this week about not caring about the poor. we know it was a mistake just like his comment about liking to fire people. etc. a conservative who cares about the poor, a conservative who cares about every american, a conservative who says why don't we rethink the safety net so it becomes a trampoline. which is notme. it is jack kemp. a range of people who have been working on these ideas. ronnie's comments are a sign he does not...
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"washington journal" is live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. next time month, our guest on booktv. it has resulted in a dozen books. joining us live with calls, e- mails, and tweedts. in 2011, a 32-year-old political activist became the first arab woman to win the nobel peace prize. tawakkol karman spoke to students at harvard university about her role in the yemenia uprising in the arab spring. her speech includes questions from the audience. this is about one hour and 25 minutes. >> i am honored to this evening to introduce her excellency tawakkol karman, a journalist, and she has been fighting publicly for political liberties since at least without chains, yes. without to change, yes. -- without chains, yes. nge, chains. that is a big difference. she has been dubbed on the subject of change, at the yemeni joan of arc. but at home, she is known as the mother of the revolution. a mother of three children herself and a mother of what she refers to as the yemeni youths peaceful resolution. she is credited with lighting the spark of the air of spring in yemen and leading the transfor
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"washington journal" live on tuesday morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. now, look at the role of private enterprise and public education and what the obama administration approach will be in 2013. this is an hour and 35 minutes. >> welcome. thank you for joining us. we are just getting back. the energy level is probably going to get mellow. we will make that work for us. today's panel is on the question of for-profit and federal education policy. this is a topic that we at aei have been talking about for an extended stretch. in support of the templeton foundation, we have been running the private enterprise projects, trying to think about the opportunities and the challenge. how do make this work for kids in the communities? how do we think about some of those challenges the potential perils? this panel is a close up series of panels and conversations. we have commissioned a number of pieces that will be coming up as a book this spring. we have the opportunity to work. those of you with cell phones, in turn them off. why this topic? the vast majority of w
"washington journal" live on tuesday morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. now, look at the role of private enterprise and public education and what the obama administration approach will be in 2013. this is an hour and 35 minutes. >> welcome. thank you for joining us. we are just getting back. the energy level is probably going to get mellow. we will make that work for us. today's panel is on the question of for-profit and federal education policy. this is a topic that we at aei have...
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"washington journal," live wednesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i hope that as we move forward in this world, there are a number of problems that we have to resolve, problems of genocide, problems with growing people's republic of china, a growing problem with iran. we have a lot of problems to deal with, and i think diplomatic solutions are going to have to be answered in the future as we start to deal with the problems coming. >> congressman donald payne, who passed away this past week, was the first african-american to serve in the u.s. house from new jersey. he was a former head of the black congressional caucus and served on house committees on education and foreign affairs. watch his speeches from the house floor and other c-span appearances, online at the c- span video library. >> next, a forum on u.s. policy in the middle east with former national security advisor stephen hadley and zbigniew brzezinski. from the university of maryland, this is just over an hour and a half. >> we rehearsed it several times and we still
"washington journal," live wednesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i hope that as we move forward in this world, there are a number of problems that we have to resolve, problems of genocide, problems with growing people's republic of china, a growing problem with iran. we have a lot of problems to deal with, and i think diplomatic solutions are going to have to be answered in the future as we start to deal with the problems coming. >> congressman donald payne, who...
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that is why it is important to get outside of washington, d.c. and getting to places we do not normally do programming. >> watch our local content vehicles in shreveport, louisiana on c-span2. >> transportation secretary testified before the budget committee on wednesday on the president's $74 billion budget request for transportation in 2013. the request includes a six-year transportation infrastructure proposal that is paid for in part by what the white house says it is war savings. as military operations wind down in iraq and afghanistan. this is an hour and a half. >> the hearing will come to order. >> the hearing will come to order. i want to welcome everybody to the senate budget committee this morning. this is secretary lynn could pose the third appearance before the committee. -- secretary lahood. i want you to know our thoughts are with your son. sam was one of the 16 non governmental workers banned from leaving egypt. he is with the international republican institute. one of my constituents is also among those barred from leaving. both
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my friend recently gave a speech to washington state, a 30% of the american people are takers. these people are my mom and dad. they are elderly people who are living off social security. there are veterans and people fighting in afghanistan right now who are "not paying any taxes." it's about time they take some responsibility. instead of signing pledges, they should be signing a pledge saying to the middle class, we will level the playing field. we will give you a fair shot again. we will not repeat the mistakes we made in the past by having a different set of rules for wall street and main street, making sure we continue to hemorrhage these tax cuts for the super wealthy. they are holding hostage the middle class tax cut because they say we won't continue the middle class tax cut unless you give the tax cut for the super wealthy. it is about time they take some responsibility. >> joe and i are from similar towns. but you know what the unemployment rate in scranton, pa., is today? attempt%. -- 10%. that is how is going all around america. >> that is not how it is going. it is
my friend recently gave a speech to washington state, a 30% of the american people are takers. these people are my mom and dad. they are elderly people who are living off social security. there are veterans and people fighting in afghanistan right now who are "not paying any taxes." it's about time they take some responsibility. instead of signing pledges, they should be signing a pledge saying to the middle class, we will level the playing field. we will give you a fair shot again....
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washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i just enjoy that it is straight forward, comprehensive, and you can really sense what is happening without a pundit interjecting, and that is what i really appreciate about c-span. it is definitely a great resource for anyone looking to become more familiar with how government works and the ins and outs of capitol hill. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979. brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> now, state and defense department officials testified at a hearing on violence in the eastern congo. a rebel group of congolese army defectors has been terrorizing people. the congolese army, with the aid of u.n. peacekeepers, has been battling the defectors for the past eight months. this is an hour and 40 minutes. >> the situation in the democratic republic of congo continues to evolve and is driven by complex interplay of regional power dynamics as well as an intricate web of economic and social issues. what is clear is t
washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i just enjoy that it is straight forward, comprehensive, and you can really sense what is happening without a pundit interjecting, and that is what i really appreciate about c-span. it is definitely a great resource for anyone looking to become more familiar with how government works and the ins and outs of capitol hill. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979. brought to you as a public service by your...
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"washington journal" is like every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> this weekend, live coverage from the los angeles times festival of books. cover start at 2:00 p.m. eastern. saturday, clarence darrow and jfk. at 730, colin with your questions or steven ross, author of "hollywood left and right." at 5:00, a panel surveillance and in secret with michael schirmer. the entire schedule is online at booktv.org. >> eric cantor eric sat down with mike allen of politico to talk about elections and politics. we will also hear from congressional reporter jack sherman. >> good morning. thank you for coming. i am mike allen, the chief political correspondent for "politico." hello to c-span and cnn. thanks for following this. we are on twitter. jake sherman will join me in a minute for some pre-game. one of our great congressional correspondents is going to take us behind the scenes a little bit, set the table for a great conversation with house majority leader eric cantor. i would like to thank the bank of america for their continued partnership, tal
"washington journal" is like every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> this weekend, live coverage from the los angeles times festival of books. cover start at 2:00 p.m. eastern. saturday, clarence darrow and jfk. at 730, colin with your questions or steven ross, author of "hollywood left and right." at 5:00, a panel surveillance and in secret with michael schirmer. the entire schedule is online at booktv.org. >> eric cantor eric sat down with mike allen of politico to...
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it is what washington revels and witches absolutism. when the truth at the community level is that you need comprehensive housing policies. the issue is where we face our value. libby on asset building or home ownership? it was easy to separate the neighborhoods where people who owned verses those were people granted. sometimes the discussion is also dominated by an eastern seaboard view of the world. new york is a city with a low homeownership rate. most cities in america are not like that. people want to have a driveway and a lawn even if it is small. we need to reaffirm the values. it is also a discussion of the damages that come out of this period of predatory lending practices. there was a time when a lot of mortgage lending was done to working class people and working poor people. there were prime loans and sustainable though. fannie mae had a 50% jump in home loans to african americans. 100% increase in two years. they're all prime loans. there were things without documentation or with balloon payments. it is for everybody if it
it is what washington revels and witches absolutism. when the truth at the community level is that you need comprehensive housing policies. the issue is where we face our value. libby on asset building or home ownership? it was easy to separate the neighborhoods where people who owned verses those were people granted. sometimes the discussion is also dominated by an eastern seaboard view of the world. new york is a city with a low homeownership rate. most cities in america are not like that....
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[laughter] well, good morning to washington. just on the brink of -- it is good to be back with you because i was with you from 2001-2005. can you hear me loud and clear? >> loud and clear. >> i think we lost boys. -- i think we lost voice. good morning from kabul. as you already know, we had an unfortunate incident yesterday where personnel improperly disposed of some religious material which we believe included korans. as soon as we learned of this mistake, we stopped and launched an investigation to discover why and how this happened. this incident was completely unintentional. material was inadvertently given to troops for burning. the decision to burn this material had nothing to do with it being religious in nature or related to islam. it was a mistake. was an error. today, and afghan delegation joined the investigation at bagram and because we want to be as thorough as possible in determining how that it is determine how best accident occurred. we are deeply concerned if religious materials were damaged in this incident,
[laughter] well, good morning to washington. just on the brink of -- it is good to be back with you because i was with you from 2001-2005. can you hear me loud and clear? >> loud and clear. >> i think we lost boys. -- i think we lost voice. good morning from kabul. as you already know, we had an unfortunate incident yesterday where personnel improperly disposed of some religious material which we believe included korans. as soon as we learned of this mistake, we stopped and launched...
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this is in the outlook section of "the washington post" today. he says it is a lousy way to understand what makes voters take. toward the end of the peace, he writes ec similar differences between people who are from the same racial or religious slice of the demographic pied but who live in different places from the wealthy in the suburbs to the elderly in college towns an. here is rick santorum from the same event in wisconsin yesterday. [video clip] >> mitt romney said he will run as a conservative in response to the etch a sketch scandal. i am not going to run as a conservative. i am a conservative. [applause] so, i ask for fellow conservatives. people care about faith, family, a strong national defense -- someone who understands of the reagan coalition is alive and well. why? because it is not a reagan coalition -- it is a founders coalition. it is who we are and what makes us great. if you stand by that, do not listen to the pundits. i bet you there is a lot of folks out there who get frustrated and you let members of congress are others and
this is in the outlook section of "the washington post" today. he says it is a lousy way to understand what makes voters take. toward the end of the peace, he writes ec similar differences between people who are from the same racial or religious slice of the demographic pied but who live in different places from the wealthy in the suburbs to the elderly in college towns an. here is rick santorum from the same event in wisconsin yesterday. [video clip] >> mitt romney said he will...
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bar zanee made a number of appearances in washington last week, and he talked about this a lot, is it just because the kurds and central government are fighting over an exxon contract? is this something deeper, and what can the u.s. do to help resolve this problem? thanks. >> it was a very good point about dumping arms inside of iraq without any kind of control over that as somehow the predicate for a military relationship with iraq, obviously that's a dangerous precedent and probably is counterproductive. what the iraqis really covet, what the iraqis really need is not the equipment, but the training, and we kind of have a monopoly on world-class training inside the military. that also helps build relationships as well. absent a sofa which permits our soldiers to work with that $8 billion worth of s.n.s. that we're selling to them, they can never come back in. does the state department anticipate trying to establish a sofa, another sofa with iraq to permit the training of iraqis as the fundamental basis for that relationship? the second question on business in general, it's clear in
bar zanee made a number of appearances in washington last week, and he talked about this a lot, is it just because the kurds and central government are fighting over an exxon contract? is this something deeper, and what can the u.s. do to help resolve this problem? thanks. >> it was a very good point about dumping arms inside of iraq without any kind of control over that as somehow the predicate for a military relationship with iraq, obviously that's a dangerous precedent and probably is...
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the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. i'm pleased that this legislation is moving forward. i know this has been something that's been worked on by my friend and colleague from washington for some time and i'm glad we finally got this far and hopefully now that it's a clean bill, that really deals with the safety of the quileute tribe, which is the important part, and that's the reason for the bill, i hope we can move very fast through this house and obviously through the senate and with that i urge adoption of h.r. 1162 and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1162 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended. the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: i object to the vote on the grounds t
the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. i'm pleased that this legislation is moving forward. i know this has been something that's been worked on by my friend and colleague from washington for some time and i'm glad we finally got this far and hopefully now that it's a clean bill, that really deals with the safety of the quileute tribe, which is the important part, and that's the reason for the bill, i hope we can move...
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i was born and raised in a small town in washington. my father ran a store on main street, and everybody helped out. my family was not rich, but we never felt deprived in any way. when i turned 15, things started to change. my dad, a world war ii to veteran, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. in a few short years his illness got so bad he could not work any more. my mom had to take care of him, but she needed a job so she could support our family. she found some work, but it did not pay enough to support me and my six brothers and sisters and a husband growing medical bills. without warning, my family had fallen on hard times, but thankfully, we lived in a country where the government did not just say tough luck. my dad was a veteran, so he got some help from the v.a. for his medical care. my family had to rely on food stamps. it was not much, but it put food on the table so we could get by. to get a better paying job, my mom needed some training. fortunately, at the time there was a federal program that helped her at and make -- he
i was born and raised in a small town in washington. my father ran a store on main street, and everybody helped out. my family was not rich, but we never felt deprived in any way. when i turned 15, things started to change. my dad, a world war ii to veteran, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. in a few short years his illness got so bad he could not work any more. my mom had to take care of him, but she needed a job so she could support our family. she found some work, but it did not pay...
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is certainly a special week in washington. i am fortunate in that i have a group of senior advisor site in northwest pennsylvania. those of the people -- we are talking about them today. this is something they did not envision and they do not understand. as we watch the cherry blossoms -- i am told they will peak on wednesday and declined. we have a group of citizens out there that have peaked and now they are in decline. my mother is here. she is 86. her husband is 88. these guys are veterans of the war's. they have paid their dues. and they know, they know they did everything they were asked to do. they paid the price. they played by the rules. that are trying to understand why, why at this time in their lives are they being robbed of the more -- most important thing seniors should have, and that is peace of mind? after you have paid into the program, and you can think, this is taking care of by the government, because i always paid into this program. let me tell you, they are starting to find out what everyone else is findi
is certainly a special week in washington. i am fortunate in that i have a group of senior advisor site in northwest pennsylvania. those of the people -- we are talking about them today. this is something they did not envision and they do not understand. as we watch the cherry blossoms -- i am told they will peak on wednesday and declined. we have a group of citizens out there that have peaked and now they are in decline. my mother is here. she is 86. her husband is 88. these guys are veterans...
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the country is far ahead of washington on that. the question that i have, and congress has its own faults, the question i have is what have you learned? what are you going to recommend to the president when the time is right to push forward? a real plan to get our deficit under control. >> i have been a long and consistent supporter of action on the ballot from mark a tax reforms to raise revenue tied to long-term reforms across government on the spending side that are designed to protect the safety net and make it more sustainable over time and preserve the ability to invest in things that matter for growth. that is given by a basic recognition that if we will do more for growth in the economy stronger, we have to deal with these long term fiscal needs. we cannot sit -- if we do that alone and do not address the broad range of challenges that middle-class americans face, the erosion will leave the country worse off. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, mr. chairman ed thank you, mr. secretary. i want to talk about the things fsoc
the country is far ahead of washington on that. the question that i have, and congress has its own faults, the question i have is what have you learned? what are you going to recommend to the president when the time is right to push forward? a real plan to get our deficit under control. >> i have been a long and consistent supporter of action on the ballot from mark a tax reforms to raise revenue tied to long-term reforms across government on the spending side that are designed to protect...
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they provide direction to washington from the american people. if the president is reelected, he will pursue the policies that he will have talked about extensively with the american people during the campaign. that message will be delivered to members of congress of both parties. our economic challenges are two significant not to act on. despite the record of intransigence that you cited, there have been times in this congress with their backs against the wall, leaders in the congress have come together with the president to work on economic issues. some of that has occurred. not nearly enough of that has occurred. it should not wait for the election. members of the house worse than here for a two-year term. they were sent here to do the job for two years. the president wants to work with congress. he has made it clear in the proposals that he put forward that by their very designed they should be enticing to those who are willing to work in a bipartisan way to make the economy grow. that is the message he will carry. i think most americans see
they provide direction to washington from the american people. if the president is reelected, he will pursue the policies that he will have talked about extensively with the american people during the campaign. that message will be delivered to members of congress of both parties. our economic challenges are two significant not to act on. despite the record of intransigence that you cited, there have been times in this congress with their backs against the wall, leaders in the congress have...
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washington does not work for them. they work for those who can hire and an army of lobbyists and lawyers. that is why i am in this race. what is america's middle-class tax the people who work hard and play by the rules, and invest in the future. they believe if they do those things, their kids are going to have a better chance than they did and their grandkids are going to have a better chance than that. that is what i see as the two different missions in this race overall. the race in massachusetts and the race nationally. the republicans have a vision. cut taxes for those at the top and let the chips fall where they may for everybody else. i think we can do better for that. we can do better than that for america's middle-class and working families, and america's poor families who want those opportunities. i believe everybody pays a fair scared. -- fair share. that means the millionaires. that means the billionaires. that means the big oil companies. [applause] then we make those investments in the future. we invest i
washington does not work for them. they work for those who can hire and an army of lobbyists and lawyers. that is why i am in this race. what is america's middle-class tax the people who work hard and play by the rules, and invest in the future. they believe if they do those things, their kids are going to have a better chance than they did and their grandkids are going to have a better chance than that. that is what i see as the two different missions in this race overall. the race in...
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george washington signed his name to individual mandates. i will read the language before the end of today. here is what he says about the limiting principle. q government tax me? yes. can they take money and buy stuff with it? yes. the only security and the abuse is against it itself. the act upon the constituents. this is sufficient security. if you do not like this, vote the bums out. i personally did not much like any aspect of law as a matter of policy. i would prefer to see a lot of torts reform. my wife is a physician and we have been sued in malpractice. my brother has been sued. i do not like this as a matter of policy. if you do not, roll them out. we voted for president obama and his party and they said they were going to do this. that is what they did. if he did not like it, we will have another presidential election contest. the limiting principle is that they are taxing us. they are making us pay. if they do a cash for clunkers, i do not think they will because there is no room for it. we do not need constitutional lawyers and
george washington signed his name to individual mandates. i will read the language before the end of today. here is what he says about the limiting principle. q government tax me? yes. can they take money and buy stuff with it? yes. the only security and the abuse is against it itself. the act upon the constituents. this is sufficient security. if you do not like this, vote the bums out. i personally did not much like any aspect of law as a matter of policy. i would prefer to see a lot of torts...
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i have been keeping my own list for washington. you should keep your eye on who gets some this year. there are going to be some members of congress who get them and some who don't. [applause] this is a wonderful time of year. it has been a few weeks since a long election finally came to an end. obviously, i cannot be more honored to be back in the white house. but i am already missing the time that i spent on the campaign visiting towns like this and talking to folks like you. >> we love you. >> i love you back. [applause] one of the benefits of traveling and getting out of the white house is it gives you a chance to talk to the american people about what kind of country we want to be and what kind of country we want to leave to our kids. i believe america only thrives when we have a strong middle class. i believe we are at our best when everybody gets a chance to get ahead. we were talking about these guys' dads. just passed away at the age of 101. these guys have good genes in addition to inventive minds. the stories about busine
i have been keeping my own list for washington. you should keep your eye on who gets some this year. there are going to be some members of congress who get them and some who don't. [applause] this is a wonderful time of year. it has been a few weeks since a long election finally came to an end. obviously, i cannot be more honored to be back in the white house. but i am already missing the time that i spent on the campaign visiting towns like this and talking to folks like you. >> we love...
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i am delighted to be back in george washington. i was telling people that i have had theleasure of being here at the school of public health and number of times and announcing a number of important new initiatives here in this auditorium. i think it is a perfect venue to discuss the affordable care act and the importance of the supreme court decision. the want to thank everyone for the hospitality. you are going to have of great treat. you will have a great treat. some colleagues i have worked with for a long time are members of the panel that you will hear from. certainly, the other keynote speakers. i will tell you a little something about them that may not be immediately obvious. we all have kansas connections. i am a former governor, former insurance commissioner. in kansas, my husband is a federal judge. tom married a kansan. sheila burke, longtime aide and assistant to senator bob dole, the senate majority leader from kansas. you may have thought we were here for our health care expertise, but it is really our kansas connecti
i am delighted to be back in george washington. i was telling people that i have had theleasure of being here at the school of public health and number of times and announcing a number of important new initiatives here in this auditorium. i think it is a perfect venue to discuss the affordable care act and the importance of the supreme court decision. the want to thank everyone for the hospitality. you are going to have of great treat. you will have a great treat. some colleagues i have worked...
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he was here in washington. jordan's foreign minister on deputy prime minister palten knows him well. he's a wonderful guy. i was a panel men and he said something that really stayed with me. he said look, there are two great traditions in the middle east. there's arab nationalism and there's political islam. and the problem in the middle east is inclusiveness and pluralism is not part of either of those traditions and that's the problem in the middle east. a sense of inclusion of tolerance and of pluralism and that's one of the problems in getting to awe democratic outcome. the other one starts sort of democracy from the bottom up and that is helping these countries to get in a tradition of greater transparency to their people, a greater accountability of the governments which gets at issues like corruption and greater accountability . that's if you think about it, you know, we think of democracy and we think separation of powers, three branches of congress of government, house and senate. really what democracy
he was here in washington. jordan's foreign minister on deputy prime minister palten knows him well. he's a wonderful guy. i was a panel men and he said something that really stayed with me. he said look, there are two great traditions in the middle east. there's arab nationalism and there's political islam. and the problem in the middle east is inclusiveness and pluralism is not part of either of those traditions and that's the problem in the middle east. a sense of inclusion of tolerance and...
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this is "the washington post" this morning -- host: here's more from "the washington post" -- "new york times" this morning. economy remains soft and output and housing. data on home sales and factory production weakening u.s. commitment americans bought fewer homes in june than in may. manufacturing in the philadelphia region contracted for a third number of months and the number of americans seeking unemployment rose last week. we like to ask you, what's the most effective way to create jobs in this country? let's begin with a phone call from debbie, a democrat in philadelphia. good morning, debbie. caller: good morning. i notice yesterday with the outsourcing to stop the outsourcing of jobs. that's not going to help. we need those manufacturers to come back into the united states so the people can work and get good jobs and good benefits. and then we talk about how no one is -- the president is not doing anything. everything he tries to do to get this economy moviing, they block it and it's not because i'm a democrat, that i'm saying it, i'm just watching what's going on down there o
this is "the washington post" this morning -- host: here's more from "the washington post" -- "new york times" this morning. economy remains soft and output and housing. data on home sales and factory production weakening u.s. commitment americans bought fewer homes in june than in may. manufacturing in the philadelphia region contracted for a third number of months and the number of americans seeking unemployment rose last week. we like to ask you, what's the most...
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michelle obama delivers remarks at the congressional black caucus foundation awards dinner here in washington. her remarks start live at 7:30 eastern, also on c-span. >> today, millions of students are paying less for college because we finally took on a system that wasted billions of taxpayer dollars using banks and lenders as middlemen. we said, "let's give the money directly to students," and we have been able to help millions more young people get an education. >> we got to make sure our workers have the skills they need for today and that our kids are getting an education that will allow them to compete tomorrow. that means it is time for us to put the kids and their parents and teachers first and the teachers' union behind. its interests are very different. >> the first debate between presidential candidates mitt romney and president barack obama is less than two weeks away, wednesday, october 3. "newshour"'s jim lehrer moderates. questions focus on domestic policy. watch engage with c-span, including our live debate preview. post-debate, your reactions, comments, calls, e-mails, tweets
michelle obama delivers remarks at the congressional black caucus foundation awards dinner here in washington. her remarks start live at 7:30 eastern, also on c-span. >> today, millions of students are paying less for college because we finally took on a system that wasted billions of taxpayer dollars using banks and lenders as middlemen. we said, "let's give the money directly to students," and we have been able to help millions more young people get an education. >> we...
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in washington, they do not think like that. if you are in the business world or in your home, you do not have one person thinking about how much money comes in the door and one person thinking about how much you spend. if you cannot balance budgets, you are out of business. if you cannot balance your budget at home, you will be out of your home at some point. in the government, you have committee's thinking about spending and others thinking about taxing. we have to lower our spending, preserve our long-term viability by fixing our entitlements to restore the american dream. that is exactly what i will get done. [cheers and applause] you are going to hear me say time and time again. more jobs, less debt, small government. more jobs, less debt, smaller government. we have a very different course set out in front of us. the president would take us in one direction. i would take us in a different one. his plan is very simple. he wants to raise taxes. that will kill jobs in this country. he is proposing a corporate tax plan that is
in washington, they do not think like that. if you are in the business world or in your home, you do not have one person thinking about how much money comes in the door and one person thinking about how much you spend. if you cannot balance budgets, you are out of business. if you cannot balance your budget at home, you will be out of your home at some point. in the government, you have committee's thinking about spending and others thinking about taxing. we have to lower our spending, preserve...
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we welcome you and your delegation to washington. we have followed your struggle over these past two decades and have been inspired by your unwaivering commitment to advancing human rights, equity, and justice in your country. secretary clinton, we are honored by your presence today. thank yofor joining us, and thank you and your team, many of whom are with you here today, for your leadership in strengthening u.s.-burma relations. my colleagues are delighted to co-host this event along with the united states institute of peace. jim congratulations on your appointment of president of this great institution. we look forward to continuing our work together. i am pleased to say that the society's relationship with aung san suu kyi goes back to the late 1960's and early 1970's when she was living in new york city and working for the united nations. we are grateful for this long-standing friendship, and we are glad so many of her friends and supporters could join her today, to welcome her back to the united states. asian society has been o
we welcome you and your delegation to washington. we have followed your struggle over these past two decades and have been inspired by your unwaivering commitment to advancing human rights, equity, and justice in your country. secretary clinton, we are honored by your presence today. thank yofor joining us, and thank you and your team, many of whom are with you here today, for your leadership in strengthening u.s.-burma relations. my colleagues are delighted to co-host this event along with the...